Overview

• Protesters hid roughly eight Bluetooth speakers under tables and chairs at the JW Marriott to hijack the audio feed during McMahon’s appearance at the Young America’s Foundation student conference.
• Disruptions included insults calling McMahon a “corrupt billionaire” and recordings of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and circus theme music that played intermittently.
• YAF President Scott Walker quipped that the Chinese Communist Party was cutting into the technology as staffers scrambled to locate and confiscate the devices.
• Despite the chaos, McMahon and Walker pressed on with their scheduled discussion on reshaping and downsizing the Department of Education.
• The incident underscores rising digital protest tactics and raises questions about security measures at high-profile political events.